I have a sistem:
PSU Thermaltake1000W,
M/B asus M3A32 mvp deluxe W[ch304]F[ch304]-AP 790FX,
AMD Phenom ll x4 955,
Kingstone 1*1 =2GB ram,
Saphire HD4850 x2 2GB crossfired whit Saphire HD4850 512,
Cooler Master Haf 932 (0.40A x3 20cm front/top/side fans + 0.14A x1 14cm rear egzost fan),
Scythe Kaze Server fan controler,
DVD RW,
Card reader,
Philips 200CW monitor,
Seagate 320 GB s-ata HDD.
My Qustion is: How much power is consuming my sistem.
Thanks in advance for all answeres.
Boncuk [smiley=dankk2.gif] [smiley=dankk2.gif]
Sorry you can't just tell how much power this is taking with out a lot more information.
For example the 1KW PSU (that's big is it right?), is it fully loaded? What is the conversion efficiency?
The simplest would be to measure it.
This isn't really an Arduino/hardware/interfacing question, is it?
Have you got the wrong forum?
Maybe this is the first post of a spammer?
I'd watch this account...
No my friend [ch305] not a spammer. [ch305] need to have an answere to my above question. [ch305] found this form, thinking that [ch305] was on rigth plase and [ch305] asked..!
English is not my praticaded language, may be this is my fold due to my misunderstanding... escuse me...
The answer is "likely no where near the 1 KW your PSU is rated for".
;D
Really - this is the wrong forum (should be in bar sport, or, if you have a language represented in the international forums that you are more comfortable using - there); but with that said (and mods, move this where ya please!):
It will depend on what you are doing with your system; you could add up all of the max wattages of each of the components, and see if that is greater (doubt it) than the max wattage of the PSU - if you don't have max wattage, then multiply the voltage of the part by its amperage (to get wattage), and compare to the maximum values of the voltage rails (+12 VDC, -12 VDC, +5 VDC, +3.3 VDC) on the PSU - but all of this will only give you "worst case" scenario.
If you really want to know - and to bring this to an Arduino topic - then you could hook up an Arduino to measure the current consumption on each rail via the analog inputs; using hall effect current measurement devices. You could then take those measurements and graph them.
If you want to know what the overall system is consuming from the wall, get a Kill-O-Watt device, and plug the system into that.
boncuk
This question shows how little you know about electronics. It is a question that can't be answered.
Maybe you know about cars. It is like saying:-
I have a car, it is red, it is carrying my Mother in law and two chickens. How many meters will it travel on half a litre of petrol.
I have a car, it is red, it is carrying my Mother in law and two chickens. How many meters will it travel on half a litre of petrol.
A little unfair GM
A slightly closer analogy.
I have a car, it is red and has a 100 litre fuel tank, it is carrying my Mother in law and two chickens. How many meters will it travel on half a litre of petrol ?
Anyone who has ever monitored the electricity consumption of a running computer will testify to how vague it all is. If you look at a website with a large flash advert versus one that doesn't the power consumption will vary by 30+ watts......
A 1kW computer power supply is testament to the 'numbers is everything' mentality of the average computer buyer. I read a site who analysed all the details. The heaviest power demand for all the setups they tried was 500 watts. Ultimate gaming rig, quad core, two heavy duty gaming graphics cards, 4 hard drives, 2 DVD burners,12 fans, every conceivable power swallowing peripheral there is with everything running flat out. The average desktop PC peaked at 120 watts, the average 'office' computer rarely exceeded 80 watts. The desktop I'm currently using has a 60 watt power supply, it rarely exceeds 35 watts in use. (OK, it was bought to use as little juice as possible).
As a complete sideline my house averages 10 units (Kilowatt hours for the uninitiated) a day electricity use. Over 24 hours the average load is just over 400 watts. That includes my daughters extravaganza 35 minute showers in a 7kW electric shower, laundry, dishwasher, electric oven, more than our fair share of computers.....
